This songbird, the zebra finch, is already an established animal model in several biological fields. Other than songbirds, only a few animals, such as whales and humans, can learn vocalizations.

Recently in Nature(399, 466– 470, 1999), Anthony Leonardo and Mark Konishi of Caltech reported that zebra finches retain a surprising ability to modify their songs in response to auditory ...

Now that you know a little more about finches, let’s dive right in and learn about six popular species you can keep! The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is a firm favorite among bird lovers.

To a human ear the songs of all male zebra finches sound more or less the same. But faced with a chorus of this simple song, female finches can pick the performer who sings most beautifully.

Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of squeaky toys.

But the unions don’t always work out. Scientists want to know the underlying factors. Before a pair of zebra finches can settle down to start a family, they have to find a place to live. Whether ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Peeps trickle out of a soundproof chamber as its door opens. Female zebra finches are chattering away inside the microphone-lined box. The laboratory room sounds like a chorus of ...

We study perception and immediate-early gene response in perceptual regions, environmental factors that affect neurogenesis, and how stress affects song learning and brain development in male and ...